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(1993 - 1998) by J. Michael Straczynski Season 1 "The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote." - Ambassador "You will resist, I hope?" - Lt. Commander "She had a voice that could curdle fresh milk." - Ambassador "What do you want, you moon-faced assassin of joy?" - Ambassador , to "And just one more thing. I need you to look back and take the time to learn the Babylon 5 Mantra. Ivanova is always right! I will listen to Ivanova! I will not ignore Ivanova’s recommendations! Ivanova is God! And, if this ever happens again, Ivanova will personally rip your lungs out. Babylon Control out..." - Lt. Commander Season 2 "I'll tell you one thing, if the primates that we came from had known that someday politicians would come out of the gene pool, they'd've stayed up in the trees and written evolution off as a bad idea... I always thought the opposable thumb was overrated." - Captain "May the Gods always stand between you and harm in all the empty places you must walk" - Captain quoting an ancient Egyptian blessing "So you feel like you're being symbolically cast— in a bad light." - Commander , replying to Ambassador 's complaint about a doll of him having no "attributes" Elric: "I see a great hand reaching out of the stars. The hand is your hand. And I hear sounds, the sounds of billions of people calling your name..." Londo: "My followers?"Elric: "Your victims!" - Ambassador 's exchange with Elric the Season 3 "I apologize. I'm… sorry. [pause] I'm sorry we had to defend ourselves against an unwarranted attack. I'm sorry that your crew was stupid enough to fire on a station filled with a quarter million civilians, including your own people. And I'm sorry I waited as long as I did before I blew them all straight to hell. [pause] As with everything else, it's the thought that counts." - Captain , practicing his mandatory public apology to the Centauri government, "The Fall of Night" "I don't want to get killed because of a typo. It would be embarrassing." - Commander , "A Day in the Strife" "Good luck, captain. I think you're about to go where… everyone has gone before." - Commander , holographically observing Sheridan being seduced by an EarthGov representative, "Voices of Authority" Delenn: "This is Ambassador Delenn of the Minbari. Babylon 5 is under our protection, withdraw or be destroyed!"Captain: "Negative. We have authority here. Do not force us to engage your ship."Delenn: "Why not?! Only one human captain has ever survived battle with a Minbari fleet. He is behind me. You are in front of me. If you value your lives, be somewhere else." - Ambassador , "Severed Dreams" "Only an idiot fights a war on two fronts. Only the heir to the throne of the kingdom of idiots would fight a war on twelve fronts." - Ambassador of the Centauri, "Ceremonies of Light and Dark" "Cannot run out of time. There is infinite time. You are finite. Zathras is finite. This… this is wrong tool." - Zathras, "War Without End, Part Two" "He said he would use any and all means necessary. I respectfully suggest that he intends to go far beyond harsh language." - , "Grey 17 is Missing" "You know, before I got married, Emily used to come by sometimes and help me clean out my apartment. Well, I asked her, 'How come you're so eager to help clean up my place when your place is just as bad?' She said, 'Because cleaning up your place helps me to forget what a mess I've made of mine. And — when I sweep my floor, all I've done is sweep my floor. But, when I help you clean up your place, I am helping you.'" - Reverend Will Dexter to Captain , "And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place" Season 4 [Garibaldi et al confront a man guarding the captive Sheridan.]: "We understand you've got Sheridan in there. I'm the one who turned him in. Maybe you saw me on ISN."Guard: [in a monotone] "I don't watch TV. It's a cultural wasteland filled with inappropriate metaphors and an unrealistic portrayal of life created by the liberal media elite."- "Between the Darkness and the Light" "Who am I? I am Susan Ivanova. Commander. Daughter of Andre and Sophie Ivanov. I am the right hand of vengeance, and the boot that is going to kick your sorry ass all the way back to Earth, sweetheart! I am death incarnate, and the last living thing that you are ever going to see. God sent me." - Commander , "Between the Light and the Darkness" "All love is unrequited, Stephen. All of it." - Commander to after the death of , "Rising Star" Season 5 "… the only way to get pertinent information is by asking impertinent questions." - Ranger Findell, relating Whitestar Captain Montoya's philosophy "There are moments when we all become someone else, something other than what we are. It takes only a moment. But we spend the rest of our lives looking back at that moment in shame." - Entil'zha
Season 1 "The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote." - Ambassador "You will resist, I hope?" - Lt. Commander "She had a voice that could curdle fresh milk." - Ambassador "What do you want, you moon-faced assassin of joy?" - Ambassador , to "And just one more thing. I need you to look back and take the time to learn the Babylon 5 Mantra. Ivanova is always right! I will listen to Ivanova! I will not ignore Ivanova’s recommendations! Ivanova is God! And, if this ever happens again, Ivanova will personally rip your lungs out. Babylon Control out..." - Lt. Commander Season 2 "I'll tell you one thing, if the primates that we came from had known that someday politicians would come out of the gene pool, they'd've stayed up in the trees and written evolution off as a bad idea... I always thought the opposable thumb was overrated." - Captain "May the Gods always stand between you and harm in all the empty places you must walk" - Captain quoting an ancient Egyptian blessing "So you feel like you're being symbolically cast— in a bad light." - Commander , replying to Ambassador 's complaint about a doll of him having no "attributes" Elric: "I see a great hand reaching out of the stars. The hand is your hand. And I hear sounds, the sounds of billions of people calling your name..." Londo: "My followers?"Elric: "Your victims!" - Ambassador 's exchange with Elric the Season 3 "I apologize. I'm… sorry. [pause] I'm sorry we had to defend ourselves against an unwarranted attack. I'm sorry that your crew was stupid enough to fire on a station filled with a quarter million civilians, including your own people. And I'm sorry I waited as long as I did before I blew them all straight to hell. [pause] As with everything else, it's the thought that counts." - Captain , practicing his mandatory public apology to the Centauri government, "The Fall of Night" "I don't want to get killed because of a typo. It would be embarrassing." - Commander , "A Day in the Strife" "Good luck, captain. I think you're about to go where… everyone has gone before." - Commander , holographically observing Sheridan being seduced by an EarthGov representative, "Voices of Authority" Delenn: "This is Ambassador Delenn of the Minbari. Babylon 5 is under our protection, withdraw or be destroyed!"Captain: "Negative. We have authority here. Do not force us to engage your ship."Delenn: "Why not?! Only one human captain has ever survived battle with a Minbari fleet. He is behind me. You are in front of me. If you value your lives, be somewhere else." - Ambassador , "Severed Dreams" "Only an idiot fights a war on two fronts. Only the heir to the throne of the kingdom of idiots would fight a war on twelve fronts." - Ambassador of the Centauri, "Ceremonies of Light and Dark" "Cannot run out of time. There is infinite time. You are finite. Zathras is finite. This… this is wrong tool." - Zathras, "War Without End, Part Two" "He said he would use any and all means necessary. I respectfully suggest that he intends to go far beyond harsh language." - , "Grey 17 is Missing" "You know, before I got married, Emily used to come by sometimes and help me clean out my apartment. Well, I asked her, 'How come you're so eager to help clean up my place when your place is just as bad?' She said, 'Because cleaning up your place helps me to forget what a mess I've made of mine. And — when I sweep my floor, all I've done is sweep my floor. But, when I help you clean up your place, I am helping you.'" - Reverend Will Dexter to Captain , "And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place" Season 4 [Garibaldi et al confront a man guarding the captive Sheridan.]: "We understand you've got Sheridan in there. I'm the one who turned him in. Maybe you saw me on ISN."Guard: [in a monotone] "I don't watch TV. It's a cultural wasteland filled with inappropriate metaphors and an unrealistic portrayal of life created by the liberal media elite."- "Between the Darkness and the Light" "Who am I? I am Susan Ivanova. Commander. Daughter of Andre and Sophie Ivanov. I am the right hand of vengeance, and the boot that is going to kick your sorry ass all the way back to Earth, sweetheart! I am death incarnate, and the last living thing that you are ever going to see. God sent me." - Commander , "Between the Light and the Darkness" "All love is unrequited, Stephen. All of it." - Commander to after the death of , "Rising Star" Season 5 "… the only way to get pertinent information is by asking impertinent questions." - Ranger Findell, relating Whitestar Captain Montoya's philosophy "There are moments when we all become someone else, something other than what we are. It takes only a moment. But we spend the rest of our lives looking back at that moment in shame." - Entil'zha